Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell all but said Justin Jefferson will not play Sunday against the Saints, but the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year did participate in Wednesday's walk-through practice after the team opened the 21-day window for his return from a hamstring injury that has caused him to miss the last four games on injured reserve.
"He'll be acclimated back in and through kind of a preset timeline that we are working through," O'Connell said. "He's killed his whole rehab and done great things, everything we've asked of him."
Asked if there's any chance Jefferson could play Sunday, O'Connell said, "I think that would probably be a little aggressive.